China Syndrome

With Chinese stock markets being hit by extreme volatility, could Irish businesses that seek to tap into this vast market be affected?

Hugh Kelly knows China very well.

Kelly is the president of the Irish Exporters’ Association as well as manager of an Irish company called Associated Marketing, which helps businesses establish themselves in China.

He’s spent years in China and understands international markets, and last week gave a speech to the Ireland-China Business Summit on the issue of finding local partners to succeed in China.

Nevertheless, Kelly told The Sunday Business Post, the wild ...